Rail-joint.



:9. W. nm-ER.

RAIL JGNT. APILIGATION FILED 00T. 28, 1909.

Patentd Feb. I, 1910.

' To all whom it may concer/ri:

Figure 1 is a` FREDERICK WILLIAM newseme, or R1nsEL,1TExAs.'

A` Specification of Letters Patent.

Referentin Appiieanon mea enterar as, 190e. seriai No. 525,074.

Be' it known thatI, Fiinnn'iiioii; W'i'iiiiimr Kiuiioiiiea citizeno-.ttlieUnited States, re. siding Riesel, in the county of McLennan andStateof Texas, have ii'iveiitedeerjtaiii new and "useful 'Improvementsin Rail- Joints, of .which the folh'iwiiig'is'a specification,reference. being had to the aecompanyiiig. drawings. v' 'This inventionhas relation torcei'tain new. and usei'iil iiiipi'oi'eiiieiitsY in railJoints and has for its object to iiovide ii'ieans whereby the abuttinge'iids ol: adjacent rails may be seeuijely'lield and ooiiiieetedtogether with the employment of a iiiiiiiiniim number of parts.

Another` object .is to devise a, rail joint whereby the ends of. therails may be very I quickly connected together, the ends of the railsbeing transversely engaged and seated upon a suitable base plate whichis engaged over the rail flange, in eoiiihinatioii with a coupling. baradapted to be inserted in loiigitudinal bores in the enlargedp'ortioiisof the rails to securely connect the saine.

' invention consists ofthe novelconstruction,

Y combination and arrangement of pai-ts here deseribed. and claimed, andillustrated iii the accompanying drawing, in whichperspective view`illiistrating the applicati-on of my ini aroved rail joint; .Fig `2 isay vertical longitu iiial section; llig.

3 is a transverse section taken 'on the liiie 3-3 oflig. 2; and Figl .isa detailfrag iiieiitaiy perspeetiveifview of the rail supporting plate.Referring tothe drawing 5 indicates the railrties upon which the rails 6are secured `iii the usual ii'iaiiiier.' The abutting' end port tions ofthe adjacent rails, however, are

transversely enlarged asslioivn at '7, such .enlarged portion `extendingtheA full Width -ot' the base flange of thereof and conneetinglthesaine. "The in#` the rail and the tread ner surface of Athis connectedportion is alined with the edge of the Harige and head to piiovide avertical wal1 `8. The .outer side' ends of .the rails is roundedoutwardlyas shown at.9 te

of the enlarged proyide a eoiiveX outer surface. These enlarged end')ory .tions of the 'rails are of su'llieieiit lengt to-l 'extend acrossthree of-the'siipporting ties,A and at .their point of eoniiection tothe web of the rail they forni the shoulders `11. A

wardly extending inwardly from the lV ith these and other objects in.View, the

\ previously been other rail, and prevents the rails lupon the plate.The `seeiii'ing .longitudinal bere l2 is formed in these en--lz'irgeiiieiits and is adapted to receive ling rod ll which securelybinds the ends of the `adjacent.rails together.'

The rails are seated upon a basei'ilatelt which positioned upon vthetiesns clearly l lshown iii Fig. l. .opposite edges upwardlyaiidiiiwai'dly ex- .'lhis base plate has its tended and bent down oreriiii iel as shown at l upon 'a short lraiisiei'ffie 'flange 16 whichextends Vthe ventire length of the enlai-fred` 'ioitioiis of the rails.The base e l Y plate extends slightly beyond the ends ol:

Vthese flanges aiidliasg the upwardly 'and i1i strap ]iortloiis l5 whichtions ot' the base pla-te lei. haveV their loiiedges beveled orinclined, as shown` at 1S. The ii'iivardly. curved edges gitiidinal 18lof the straps 17 are engaged under this inclined 4edge Vandeflieetually prevent the` lifting of the' rails from the ties as thetrain passes over the Joint. This is avery ini- .portant feature oit theinvention and greatly .increases itsI practical eilieieney. In thismanner the plate \vill beseeu'rely held. upon the ties and its movementeither transversely or` longitudinally lis overcome.

In operation, the basefplate is first posi-` tioned upon. the rail ties,and the ei'il-arged ends of, the adjacent rails are placedthereoii,

the flangesA ltlwtliereof beiiigdisposechbe'- neatli fthe inward lv*extending longitudinal edges ofthe base plate.` As tlierails are forcedtogether, thefeoul'iling rod which has ositioned in the end of oneoreed. into `the bore of the any "separation-of of the rails is.

straps if? are now secured tothe ties and engaged Witlithe base` plate,the end straps of. .said plate being disposed inwardly behind .'theshoulders 1l andseeiir'ely retaining the` various elements in theirconnected iateiited Feb. l, 19M). l

plate upon.

outer ends securely fastened to4 edges. of the base, and

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relation to each other. A very strong, rigid, and durable joint ie thusprovidedwhereby the ends ot' the adjacent rails will be Securely heldupon the ties, entirely eliminating the use of bolts, or other analogousSecuring devices. By providing the ende` of the rails with the enlargedportions extending outwardly of the rail head and flange, the requisitestrength is secured so that the rails will not be materially weakened byprovid ing the openings therein for the coupling A rail jointconstructed as above set forth is extremely simple and may bemanufactured at a minimum cost.

While I have shown and described what I believe to be the preferred formof my invention it will be understood that various minor modificationsmay be resorted to Without in any i'ay affecting the esssential teaturee'thereof or sacrificing any of the advantages to be attainedthereby.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

l. In combination, adjacent rails having enlarged abutting ends eachprovided with alongitudinal bore, a coupling rod disposed in the bore oteach of Said rails to connect the Same, a base plate adapted to bepositioned upon the supporting ties to support the rails, a-tranSverSeflange on the opposite sides of the enlarged ende.l of Said railsextending beyond the rail flanges, and Securing bars Secured at one ot'their ends to the rail ties, eaid bars having their inner endsenenlargement being disposed in line with the edge ot' the rail to tornia vertical wall, the other leide ot' lSaid enlargement extending beyondthe edge of the rail and being ot' convex form, a base plate disposedupon the rail ties` beneath the ends of the railel fo support the same,transversely extending flanges projecting beyond the rail flanges andextending the entire length ol" the enlarged portions ot the rails, saidenlargements providing a Shoulder at their point of connection to theweb of the rails, upwardly and inwardly extending side portions on Saidbase plate adapted for engagement upon the transverse flanges, and barssecured to the tieS and having their inner ends engaged over the eideedges of said plate.

3. ln combination, adjaeentraile having enlarged abutting ends, theenlarged portion of Said rails exten-ding between the head and flangethereof and of substantially rertangnlar form in cross section, saidenlargement terminating` at the inner edge of the rail to provide avertical wall, and extending` beyond the outer edge of Said rail, eachotsaid -enlarged portions heilig torined with a longitudinal bore, acoupling rodr disposed in the bore ot Said rails to connect the Same,traneverse flangee extending from the hase ot' Said enlargementsprojecting beyond the rail tlanges, a base plate disviosed upon the railtien to Support Said rails, the longitudinal edges ot' Said base platebeing upwardly and inwardlyv dinposed upon said flanges, bars secured atone oi their ends to the rail ties extending inwardly upon the Sides ofthe. plate and having their ends disposed a gainet the edges oi theplate between the Sanieaud said flanges, said enlarged portions ot therails forming vertical shoulders at their point of connection tothe webof the rail, and inwardly' extending Securing members upon the oppositeends of said heee plate adapted to engage with the rail flanges uponsaid shoulders.

4. 'in combination, adjacent rails having enlarged abutting ends eachprovided with a longitudinal bore, a cmipling rod dispoeed in the boreot' eachot' Said rails to connect the same, a hase plate adapted to bepositioned upon the supporting ties to support the rails, a taneversetlange on tbe opposite sides ot the enlarged ends of Sald raileyextending belvond the rail flange'i, the longitudinal edge@ of Said baseplate being disposed u ion Said .lianges. and a bar secured. at one endto each ot' the rail tieS extending in 'a1-diy upontlie sides ot Saidbase plate, and having ytheir inner ende bent down over itslongitntlinal edge, laid edge being inclined downit'ardly and outwardly,the turned over end 'of Said bars cloSely engaging said inclined ends.

ln testimony whereof l hereunto afiix my signature in the presence ottwo ,vitneSses.

Witnesses H. F. ENGELKE,

'r'ro Mononnrnaxnn.

